Editing Þrymr

{{short description|Norse mythical character}}
{{For|the moon of Saturn named after Þrymr|Thrymr (moon)}}
[[File:The King of the Frost-Giants.jpg|thumb|Loki finds Þrymr busy with a dog leash; 1871 engraving by George Pearson from a design by W. J. Wiegand]]
In [[Norse mythology]], '''Þrymr''' (''Thrymr'', ''Thrym''; "noise"<ref name=Simek>[[Rudolf Simek]], trans. Angela Hall, ''Dictionary of Northern Mythology'', Cambridge: D. S. Brewer, 1993, repr. 2000, p. 330.</ref><ref name=McKinnell>John McKinnell, "Myth as Therapy: The Usefulness of ''Þrymskviða''", ''Medium Ævum'' 69.1 (2000) 1–20, p. 19, note 62.</ref>) was a [[jötunn]]. He is the namesake of the Eddic poem ''[[Þrymskviða]]'', in which he stole [[Thor]]'s hammer [[Mjölnir|Mjǫlnir]], and the same tale is told in ''[[Þrymlur]]''. Another mention of Þrymr is in the ''[[Nafnaþulur|þulur]]'' appended to the ''[[Prose Edda]]'', probably deriving from ''Þrymskviða''.<ref name=Simek/><ref name=McKinnell/> Three figures named Þrymr, including a king and a jötunn, are mentioned in ''[[Hversu Noregr byggðist]]''. 

==''Þrymskviða''==
Through [[Loki]], Þrymr conveys his demand for the goddess [[Freyja]]'s hand in marriage as the price for returning Mjǫlnir, which he has buried eight [[League (unit)|league]]s under the ground. <!-- He is described in terms that parody a nobleman; w -->When Loki flies to [[Jötunheimr|Jǫtunheimar]] using Freyja's [[Fjaðrhamr|feather cloak]], he finds Þrymr [[Death in Norse paganism#Cultic importance|sitting on a mound]], twisting gold leashes for his dogs, and primping his horses' manes. He is repeatedly described as {{lang|non|þursa dróttinn}} ("lord of thurses"). To recover his hammer, Thor travels to Jǫtunheimar disguised as Freyja, in bridal [[Drag (clothing)|drag]]; when Þrymr peeps under "her" veil, seeking a kiss from his bride, Thor's glare sends him reeling the length of the hall.<ref>An example of the ferocity of Thor's gaze; [[Jan de Vries (linguist)|Jan de Vries]],''Altgermanische Religionsgeschichte'', 2 vols., Volume 2, 2nd ed. Berlin: De Gruyter, 1957, repr. as 3rd ed. 1970, p. 122 {{in lang|de}}.</ref> Nonetheless, Þrymr is stupid enough to believe the explanations of "Freyja's handmaiden", Loki.<ref>[[John Lindow]], ''Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs'', Oxford: Oxford University, 2001, repr. 2002, p. 295.</ref><ref>McKinnell, p. 4, describes him as "aggressive, stupid, and bombastic throughout".</ref> Thor regains his weapon when Þrymr has it brought out and laid in Thor's lap to bless their union, and strikes Þrymr dead first, followed by all his assembled kin and following.

==''Hversu Noregr byggðist''==
Three figures named Þrymr are mentioned in ''[[Hversu Noregr byggðist]]'', which recounts the story of the early settlement of [[Norway]]. These figures are:<ref>[http://www.heimskringla.no/wiki/Hversu_Noregr_bygg%C3%B0ist ''Hversu Noregr byggðist''] at Heimskringla.no, from ''Fornaldarsögur Norðurlanda'', Volume 2, ed. [[Guðni Jónsson]], 1943–44.</ref><ref>[http://www.germanicmythology.com/FORNALDARSAGAS/FraFornjotiHardman.html Frá Fornjóti ok hans Ættmönnum], with original text from Flateyjarbók and English translation by George L. Hardman]</ref>
*Þrymr, son of [[Gard Agdi]] and ruler of [[Agder]]. This Þrymr had sons named Agði and Agnarr.
*Ketill Þrymr, grandson of the first Þrymr through his son Agnarr. Ketill Þrymr lived in Þrum. (Ketill Þrymr also appears in ''[[Gunnars þáttr Þiðrandabana]]''.)
*Þrymr, the jötunn of Verma. This Þrymr is the father of Bergfinn and Bergdísa. Bergdísa had three children by King [[Raum the Old]], who each inherited land from their father and had further offspring.

==See also==
*[[Þrymheimr]], the home of another jotun, [[Þjazi]], and his daughter, the goddess [[Skaði]].

==References==
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